Ever since I was a child I had dreamed of having a hobby farm. Finally when I was 46 years old I achieved my dream. I bought 15 acres of raw forested land in the Canadian West Coast Rain Forest and began to clear it using pigs. "Pig Tales" is a collection of short stories about my farm, with a mama bear sharing the property and various other wild animals wandering in and out as the whim took them.

This guide is designed to be a no waffle, straight to the point, easy to read guide for beginners. Designed to help you get started, avoid costly mistakes, to get the RIGHT sort of chickens for what YOU WANT.
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Simple solutions to Chicken Ailments & a schedule of products to give to avoid problems in the first place.

Since 2006, Deborah Niemann has been chronicling the births of goats on Antiquity Oaks Farm. In this ebook, she retells some of those stories and honestly discusses what went well and what didn't, what should have been done differently and what would not have mattered. You'll read 17 stories of goat births, from normal to tragic, including two c-sections.

IF YOU WOULD LEAD OTHERS
FIRST LEAD YOURSELF
Young women are usually the best at looking after horses.
Because they really like horses.
And, these young women are true leaders – supportive and considerate.
They relax frightened horses with soothing words and back rubs.
True leaders do not subjugate or even try to be leaders.

Compelling, poignant and heartwarming tales for countryside and animal lovers. In a tranquil rural location by the Beaufort Mountains on Vancouver Island, Canada, the Ansells ambitiously embark on a new life of small mixed-livestock farming following their air-sea rescue from Cyclone Justin. Developing and populating the farm proves to be both challenging and very rewarding. An irresistible read.

The word ‘agri-tourism’ is a word coined by the agricultural (farming) industry to define what takes place when someone experiences the happenings of a particular farm by way of visiting and possibly participating in the workings of that farm. It’s a form of educational entertainment.

Did you know that turkeys are native to the New World- i.e North America, and have been around for millenniums? So, is it a wonder that when these delicious and pompous birds reached the shores of Europe in the 16th century, thanks to the traders in West Indies and Spain, they were immediately added to exotic and popular fare.

The keys to raising sheep for profit lie in management and marketing. Managing your flock to achieve optimal health, growth and productivity in the most cost-productive manner is absolutely essential if you wish to market your animals for the best possible price.

Contrary to the opinions of many, sheep are an excellent choice when it comes to farming and raising livestock. Sheep are easily managed when managed properly and consistently (as should be the case with all livestock) and are profitable due to the fact that lamb is a highly sought-after meat.

There are more chickens in the world than any other kind of bird. They are the staple of many farms, kept by farmers and country families alike. They are known as the “bird that gives birth every day” and have been around since ancient times.

Most people consider sheep to be cute, wooly…and dumb. These same people would be wrong. The truth of the matter is sheep are cute and wooly, but as for being dumb…while it is true that some breeds of sheep are less resilient than others and don’t do very well in the mothering department, the word ‘trusting’ is a much more appropriate adjective to describe these wonderful (yes, wonderful!) animals

“Who’d wanna eat a chicken?” asks the hen on Disney’s® animated movie, Home on the Range. The truth of the matter is, most people. Did you know that, according to the USDA, there are over 100 million chickens butchered every single day for human consumption in the United States? That’s a lot of chicken.

It must have been somewhere, and some time millenniums ago, when man found that the Mallard and Muscovy that he hunted in the marshes, and brought home to his family was a bird which could be domesticated.

My husband comes to the auction to make sure I don’t bid on horse. I don’t: but he does. After riding her for the first time, my husband is thrilled with his new mare. But before the horse has been with us for even a week, I’ve lost her. Grief at my carelessness battles with my anxiety over how to tell Glen what’s happened, as I desperately attempt to find the animal….